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Bobbin Head Classic
Postby AndrewCowley » Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:10 pm
I'm thinking of doing the 104km version. I notice they sneakily take the hard route though, West Head first and then Akuna Bay anti-clockwise.
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby vosadrian » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:51 pm
I did it last year. I think there were a few drink stations... I only used the one at the toilet block near the end of west head, but there was atleast one other at Terry Hills. I don't recall there being lane closures, but there were police around and lots of volunteers directing riders and traffic at corners. It seemed safe enough to me. It is a fairly challenging route with some good climbs of which Akuna is the toughest and also quite late in the ride. There was a bit of conclusion last year on the route back around St Ives.AndrewCowley wrote:How does the logistics of this event work? For instance: Are there drink stations? Are there lane closures?
I'm thinking of doing the 104km version. I notice they sneakily take the hard route though, West Head first and then Akuna Bay anti-clockwise.
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby SheikYerbouti » Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:28 pm
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby vikramranna » Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:34 pm
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby queequeg » Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:52 pm
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby SheikYerbouti » Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:27 pm
Great, I'll be up for that. After raising $$ for the Gong I won't have much chance of doing it again 4 mths later.vikramranna wrote:Just pay your entry and ride....no fundraising required
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby SheikYerbouti » Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:10 pm
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby biker jk » Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:45 pm
You would think that having attended Newington College and being the relevant Minister, Duncan Gay would know how to spell "road".SheikYerbouti wrote:Had a good time on the ride today. However I also saw this on FB... shows the mentality of cyclist haters
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby Hergest » Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:53 pm
Made me laughbiker jk wrote:
You would think that having attended Newington College and being the relevant Minister, Duncan Gay would know how to spell "road".
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby Boognoss » Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:04 pm
Very nice day out - got 151km total with the ride too and from the event. I've actually earned my Sunday arvo beer today.
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby Milar » Sun Mar 29, 2015 6:27 pm
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby Xplora » Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:11 pm
The social use of the road really makes for an incredible insight into the selfish view there. Hundreds of people using the road versus a couple dozen cars that could take an alternate route. Who really gives a toss about the complaints of such a person? They aren't reasonable and if they can't see the irony behind them being upset that their leisure time is being disturbed by the leisure of hundreds of others.... Maybe they got the precious snowflake speech from mum quite a lot?Boognoss wrote:Made me laugh at the stupidity of such bogans too. And in a reasonably affluent (effluent??) area Terrey Hills. Don't want "their" roads partially closed ONE DAY A YEAR so they have a slight delay in towing their enormous boat behind their enormous SUV....
Very nice day out - got 151km total with the ride too and from the event. I've actually earned my Sunday arvo beer today.
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby sobmal » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:01 am
I was a bit surprised when out on my Sunday morning ride, went to take the usual Akuna/West Head loop, only to be blocked by a couple nice girls who informed me that I wasn't able to ride Akuna as the road was closed for the event.
West Head was not closed, so I missed out on Akuna and did West Head.
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby Milar » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:19 am
I don't think that's right. Akuna Bay was accessible via West Head road for both non-event riders and cars (based on what I saw on the road anyway).sobmal wrote:They closed the road down to Akuna.
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby sobmal » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:02 am
I assume that they had closed the road the other way after the Marina, cars could still access the Marina from the East.
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby rogan » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:42 am
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby Boognoss » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:11 pm
My guess would be because you inevitably have some participants in these events crossing to the wrong side in dangerous spots to overtake, despite it being a "ride" not "race". I saw a bit of that yesterday.rogan wrote:The road was open anticlockwise. Not sure why they closed the route going in the opposite direction to the event, although it's unlikely to have been the organisers' decision.
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby JohnJoyner » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:58 pm
Well done to the volunteers and organisers.
Hopefully the rider/s that crashed are ok.
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Re: Bobbin Head Classic
Postby Boognoss » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:43 pm
Seemed to be better organised than most other rides I've done. Even though there were loads of of 100+ riders I was pretty close to the front so got out in the first 5 mins and we were immediately rolling unlike the walk/shuffle of the Spring Cycle or Gong Ride for a while.JohnJoyner wrote:I rode the 102km... My first big participation ride & I was impressed. It was a great morning ride.
Well done to the volunteers and organisers.
Hopefully the rider/s that crashed are ok.
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